Tiger337

So, Keller is not going to start for the Tigers?

I agree with this. Dynasties and villain teams are great for sports. There is nothing more fun than having your favorite team beat one of them.

He was agreeing with you.

Jason Foley signs with the Giants.

I don't really give credit to either Avila or Harris for anything extraordinary. Hinch has been fantastic though and that's coming from someone who usually says mangers don't matter. Also Skubal.

Mistaking correlation for causation.

logical fallacy alert.

If you want to make it logical, then make it 8 conferences of 10 teams each and they each play every team in their conference. Notre Dame doesn't play in a conference because it makes more money that way. The rest of the teams play in super conferences because they make more money that way. There is nothing noble about playing in these huge conferences containing teams from all over the country just like there is nothing noble about Notre Dame being independent. If you are trying to get the best 12 teams in a playoff, it shouldn't be about what conference you're if in you aren't playing half the teams in your conference.

The conferences are stupid now. Some of them are so big that teams don't even play half the other teams in their conference. Giving one team an automatic bid is stupid too though. Maybe give an automatic bid to the top four conference champions plus an automatic bid to the highest ranked team that doesn't qualify on that basis. That would give Notre Dame and teams from Atlantic Ten, MWC and the new PAC whatever conference next year a chance to get into the playoffs without guaranteeing that some two-loss team from a crappy conference gets in.

I agree with this. Jansen is good to have for one year, but he's no different than Vest or Finnegan. They still lack a dominant reliever. Teams can win with reliever depth though espeially with Harris/Fetter managing the bullpen. I am more concerned with the starters. I fear Olson won't give them many innings. They really another reliable starter.

How many mulligans did they give him?

Probably not, but it's hard to say no. I probably won't get upset if they do.

and Skubal

I give Harris credit for bringing the organization to a much better place. I don't know if they are the elite cutting edge organization some are making them out to be, but they have at least caught up to some of the more analytical organiztions. I don't really give Avila much credit. I just don't think that Harris has done anything extraordinary at the MLB level yet. I will give Harris full credit when he wins with the team totally crafted by him.

I agree. They might spend on a certain player one year (like the 80s Tigers signing Evans), but it's not something we can expect on a regular basis.